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GETTING HITCHED? t- Weber State University The o "CI 1L See page 5 I Volume 66 Issue 87 wsusignpost.com Monday, April 19, 2004 I J a mJ-111 lin akHi f dru abusers Utah sellers learn state, federaldrugcodes, laws By Geoff Liesik special asst. editor The Signpost With the level of drug use on a continual rise, retail employees in Utah have been asked to be more conscientious of what items are being purchased that could be used in creating illegal drugs. Representatives from northern Utah were confronted at a conference Wednesday with the reality of one woman's addiction to a drug created from a cocktail of chemicals easily found on their stores' shelves. The drug in question was memamphetamine, commonly referred to as "meth." The recovering addict in question, a well-dressed 231year-old from a middle-class family, identified herself only as Kellee. Kellee, flanked by her mother, broke down in tears at times as she told attendees of the 2004 Memamphetamine Retail Industry Conference of the effects her meth use has had on her health, her family and her life. "After trying meth for the first time, I believe I was hooked," Kellee said. "The high was the most energetic feeling I've ever felt." Diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes during a stint in a treatment center at age 17, Kellee returned to using meth and stopped only when her body began failing due to years of neglect. Her drug use has left her with nerve damage in her feet and legs, a partially See Drug page 3 ' i " f" 14 ... t I i Y ' I ,' - - - A. " & 'X.'. :,. . . : i . :: ' & v : -.r : 1 ,.( ?ifi ' : . .. : ;! . : ,, --j . . $ : .1 -I wss - .1. :. :. .: A - ' . 1 ' ' o EX I 10 Years of Meth Use 1 I i-'V 2 .'-rV - . ... - - ; ' a -. : - -. sf..- ,x . . : S ; J; 2 ' - ' " , S - iS V ' 1- ' 'i '. i -'' i 4 ' S r ...r. .... .-... ;. ..i , ,. ... . T" '' ' . v i .v. : .. . . -5 ii n'. n11 . l.iMH., . -- - -- i ' This graphic demonstrates the gradual effect methamphetamine has on a use northern Utah have been advised on ingredients they sell, which can be used to trained to recognize potential meth users. r. Retailers from create meth and By Heather Hunt-Wood sr. news reporter The Signpost As election day draws near students are faced with the challenge of how to become informed about the issues. In attempt to combat the special lobbying interest groups and the apathy affecting American voters, a California businessman has set up a "It occurred to me the only way for people to affect nationalinternational issues was once every four years by electing a president who may or may not follow through on his campaign promises' Ray Cashman founderofdemocracyrules.org new Web site called Democracy Rules the idea for DR after the last presidential people to affect nationalinternational (democracyruies.org). election. Ray Cashman said he came up with "It occurred to me the only way for See Democracy page 1 2 Campus, family remember life of graphics artist By Paul Garcia managing editor The Signpost Friday approximately .45 people attended a wake for deceased Weber State University graphics artist Allan Davis, 52. Attendees shared stories about his quirky personality. Once, he blew a hole in the family garage with some World War II surplus gunpowder pellets. "We took him to a hospital and he had all these little things in his back that the doctor had to cut out," said Allan's mother, Kathleen Davis. "He had pieces of stucco from die garage. Then guess what? Telephone calls started coming in from neighbors saying, T diink an airplane lost some parts. I think they fell in your yard.' . . . That's the kind of stuff he did. He was a tinkerer." Steve Davis, Allan's older brother, recalled that incident. "He never considered the danger of playing with powder; it was just neat," Steve said. "The left brain said, 'Neat!' The right brain said, 'Well, what if it blows up?' Well, his right brain had no say in what he did." Allan's death, which was linked to heart complications, was a shock to his co-workers in WSU's printing services and Telecommunications and Business Education department last Monday. Betty Pletcher, a customer service representative in printing services, described that day. "The department thought at first it was strange," Pletcher He didn't come in or call Monday morning, and that wasn't like him," said Allan's co-worker of 19 years. "He would at least call and say, 'I'm not going to be in.' Off and on during the day, we made phone calls and we tried to reach somebody. Finally we called his mother and told her to go check on him because he lived alone." WSU professor Laura MacLeod, who recently finished a project with Allan, U'uww ii'Uimu'WA'U ""JJ unwind ui wpaiiw. Nj. .... J--,; j ' i(er'r '" ' '' I ' ' gSiii "--- . : . ... - a ; ' I ....... . . ... .t ...,...ia.....-.....,... .i Z Allan Davis sits at his computer in the printing services department in Building 2. Davis worked as a WSU graphics designer for printing services. He passed away due to heart complications early last week. said the news came from out of nowhere. See Remember page 3 Coming Up: Coordinator for student organizations, student activities leaves campus Students participate in international model United Nations conference

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GETTING HITCHED? t- Weber State University The o "CI 1L See page 5 I Volume 66 Issue 87 wsusignpost.com Monday, April 19, 2004 I J a mJ-111 lin akHi f dru abusers Utah sellers learn state, federaldrugcodes, laws By Geoff Liesik special asst. editor The Signpost With the level of drug use on a continual rise, retail employees in Utah have been asked to be more conscientious of what items are being purchased that could be used in creating illegal drugs. Representatives from northern Utah were confronted at a conference Wednesday with the reality of one woman's addiction to a drug created from a cocktail of chemicals easily found on their stores' shelves. The drug in question was memamphetamine, commonly referred to as "meth." The recovering addict in question, a well-dressed 231year-old from a middle-class family, identified herself only as Kellee. Kellee, flanked by her mother, broke down in tears at times as she told attendees of the 2004 Memamphetamine Retail Industry Conference of the effects her meth use has had on her health, her family and her life. "After trying meth for the first time, I believe I was hooked," Kellee said. "The high was the most energetic feeling I've ever felt." Diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes during a stint in a treatment center at age 17, Kellee returned to using meth and stopped only when her body began failing due to years of neglect. Her drug use has left her with nerve damage in her feet and legs, a partially See Drug page 3 ' i " f" 14 ... t I i Y ' I ,' - - - A. " & 'X.'. :,. . . : i . :: ' & v : -.r : 1 ,.( ?ifi ' : . .. : ;! . : ,, --j . . $ : .1 -I wss - .1. :. :. .: A - ' . 1 ' ' o EX I 10 Years of Meth Use 1 I i-'V 2 .'-rV - . ... - - ; ' a -. : - -. sf..- ,x . . : S ; J; 2 ' - ' " , S - iS V ' 1- ' 'i '. i -'' i 4 ' S r ...r. .... .-... ;. ..i , ,. ... . T" '' ' . v i .v. : .. . . -5 ii n'. n11 . l.iMH., . -- - -- i ' This graphic demonstrates the gradual effect methamphetamine has on a use northern Utah have been advised on ingredients they sell, which can be used to trained to recognize potential meth users. r. Retailers from create meth and By Heather Hunt-Wood sr. news reporter The Signpost As election day draws near students are faced with the challenge of how to become informed about the issues. In attempt to combat the special lobbying interest groups and the apathy affecting American voters, a California businessman has set up a "It occurred to me the only way for people to affect nationalinternational issues was once every four years by electing a president who may or may not follow through on his campaign promises' Ray Cashman founderofdemocracyrules.org new Web site called Democracy Rules the idea for DR after the last presidential people to affect nationalinternational (democracyruies.org). election. Ray Cashman said he came up with "It occurred to me the only way for See Democracy page 1 2 Campus, family remember life of graphics artist By Paul Garcia managing editor The Signpost Friday approximately .45 people attended a wake for deceased Weber State University graphics artist Allan Davis, 52. Attendees shared stories about his quirky personality. Once, he blew a hole in the family garage with some World War II surplus gunpowder pellets. "We took him to a hospital and he had all these little things in his back that the doctor had to cut out," said Allan's mother, Kathleen Davis. "He had pieces of stucco from die garage. Then guess what? Telephone calls started coming in from neighbors saying, T diink an airplane lost some parts. I think they fell in your yard.' . . . That's the kind of stuff he did. He was a tinkerer." Steve Davis, Allan's older brother, recalled that incident. "He never considered the danger of playing with powder; it was just neat," Steve said. "The left brain said, 'Neat!' The right brain said, 'Well, what if it blows up?' Well, his right brain had no say in what he did." Allan's death, which was linked to heart complications, was a shock to his co-workers in WSU's printing services and Telecommunications and Business Education department last Monday. Betty Pletcher, a customer service representative in printing services, described that day. "The department thought at first it was strange," Pletcher He didn't come in or call Monday morning, and that wasn't like him," said Allan's co-worker of 19 years. "He would at least call and say, 'I'm not going to be in.' Off and on during the day, we made phone calls and we tried to reach somebody. Finally we called his mother and told her to go check on him because he lived alone." WSU professor Laura MacLeod, who recently finished a project with Allan, U'uww ii'Uimu'WA'U ""JJ unwind ui wpaiiw. Nj. .... J--,; j ' i(er'r '" ' '' I ' ' gSiii "--- . : . ... - a ; ' I ....... . . ... .t ...,...ia.....-.....,... .i Z Allan Davis sits at his computer in the printing services department in Building 2. Davis worked as a WSU graphics designer for printing services. He passed away due to heart complications early last week. said the news came from out of nowhere. See Remember page 3 Coming Up: Coordinator for student organizations, student activities leaves campus Students participate in international model United Nations conference